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pastors mic

February 13, 2019

The Ten Steps to Mix the Pastor’s Mic

The pastor's mic might seem like it doesn’t need mixing compared to mixing vocals for a band. However, our speaking voices can leave a bit to be desired. Consider these traits: nasally, gravelly, pitchy, and muddy. While those can reach extremes, what’s important to know is that a crisp, clear, rich ... Read More

eq vocals settings

June 26, 2008

EQ Vocals: The Five Primary Areas of Modification

The process to EQ vocals isn't hard when you look at the primary areas to change and proceed from there.  Let start off with the basic vocal eq settings and the details behind them. Then, let's dig deeper.__CONFIG_group_edit__{"jv674pzb":{"name":"All List Title(s)","singular":"-- List Title ... Read More

Is Your Worship Leader Too Loud?

November 15, 2012

Is Your Worship Leader Too Loud?

Dare I suggest the volume of your worship leader could be detrimental to the worship environment?  Yes, yes I suggest that very thing. Overall audio volume level discussions are common between sound techs but I submit to you, my friends, that the overall volume isn't nearly as much of a ... Read More

EQ'ing vocals starts with the right microphone.

June 3, 2013

How to EQ Vocals in Six Easy Steps

Vocal EQ work can make or break a mix. A solid vocal mix will capture the listener's ear. Follow these six steps to create a better mix with vocals that pop. EQ Vocals with these Six Steps 1. Select the Right Microphone Proper vocal mixing begins before ever touching an EQ knob. It starts on ... Read More

May 11, 2016

What Every Good Music Mix Requires AND How to Do it

How many times have you been at a live event and the audio didn't sound right?  More than once, I'm sure.  And I'll bet the problem had to do with balance.  Balance is all about relationships.  Hang with me guys because I am going to ask you to commit! Mix relationships are the key to good ... Read More

church audio success in 2019 and mixing console

January 4, 2019

Starting in Church Audio: Strategies for Serious Beginners

Today, you’ve got it easy.  I started learning audio in the early days of the internet with dial-up connections into services like AOL and Compuserve.  There wasn’t a central hub, like Behind the Mixer, where you could go to learn everything. Today, it’s so much easier to learn the art of church ... Read More

eq vocals settings

December 7, 2017

Four Bad Habits of Mixing and How to Overcome Them – Episode 15

There are four ways in which live audio production can sound unprofessional or otherwise detract from the event. Chris details each of these while he battles through the seasonal crud that gives him a voice no one would want to mix. Two of these areas focus on mixing vocals. Resources: The ... Read More

March 29, 2018

Ten Tips to Break Out of a Limited Mixing Mentality

 Too many times, we limit the quality of our mixes because we don't know about the little tips the pros use, or more likely, we're limiting our mixing quality because of what we THINK we should do.  It's only when we open our eyes to what's possible do we really have a chance at creating a ... Read More

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